I've settled on an Intergas boiler.

[Riley]

I really think you are worrying about nothing

 

[Stan]

Yes, you could be right ... you're probably getting to know I'm cautious and guilty of over thinking though.

 

[Riley]

Not to sound harsh. Maybe stop and listen to what pros are telling you

 

[Aire]

The latter. It's a 23 year old 10mm microbore system with the ground floor fed from drops in the first floor void and the manifold is under 8 x 4 sheets of tongue and groove chip which is under tidy carpet etc, I dread the thought of a leak caused by me pressurising the system when I could have left it as it was. However - everyone tells me not to worry.

It is a risk that I tell all my customers when upgrading systems. However I have only had it twice where the increased pressure caused any issues. One was corroded copper and the other was burst radiators so your risk is minimum.

 

[AMGasServices]

On the intergas you can set it up to disable the low water pressure sensor.

 

[Stan]

Maybe stop and listen to what pros are telling you -

All received.

The trouble is the pros have told me all sorts.
1. Fit the one with longest warranty
2. The warranty will be worthless coz they'll wriggle out of it.
3. Fit an Ideal.
4. Fit an Intergas.
5. Fit a Worcester or a Vaillant.
6. A replacement Heat Only open vent will be the easiest and cheapest option, so do that.
7. A sealed systyem is the way to go.

I admit the majority say sealed rather than open.

 

[Stan]

On the intergas you can set it up to disable the low water pressure sensor.

Aha - another avenue to explore??

 

[Riley]

I don’t know why you’re dead set on Intergas where they’ve had issue with warranty parts ie obtaining them.

Start again:
What do you want to achieve for your money?
You have to understand we can only lead you so far. You have to make the final decision yourself. How many quotes have you actually had??

 

[Stan]

I had one local company quote a year or so ago - they offered a number of options but favoured Worcester at the time. They told me to consider an unvented cylinder and system boiler and spoke about other upgrades to the programmer etc.

No other quotes because, as mentioned elsewhere, I have a long standing mate who has fitted Glowworm, Baxi and Ideal - and who doesn't rate WB or Vaillant and has only recently become interested in Intergas.

I honestly am spending time looking at options - the existing Ideal Classic FanFare 250 is OK but I realise it could fail (expensively) and I think I ought to be ready (in case it does fail overnight )

If it's considered that I'm taking the time of forum contributors unnecessarily then I need to be told - but till then I'm learning and hoping to do the right thing.

 

[Riley]

We are happy to help but it does seem that whatever we say to you, you keep coming back to Intergas. I know there are some guys on here that rate them but in my eyes they are a bit of a gimmick and a bit of an unknown quantity in terms of longevity. I’d be far more inclined to go with a Vaillant or a Glowworm as on the rare occasions I’ve had to use them the aftersales service has been second to none. Further down the line you will also not struggle to get parts. The amount of ball ache you have had just trying to sort that stand off and flueing issue would have been sorted in two minutes flat with one of the above named. Just my opinion but perhaps don’t use your mate. He has his opinion it doesn’t have to be yours